Question 1

Common triggers for hostility between groups involve shared beliefs concerning

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A) superiority. 
B) injustice and vulnerability. 
C) distrust. 
D) all of these. 
A) superiority. 
B) injustice and vulnerability. 
C) distrust. 
D) all of these.

Question 2

Most people find it easier to initiate an interaction with others than to reciprocate someone else's overtures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Since behaviors, such as aggression, have a negative impact on other people, they are referred to as __________ behavior.

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A) opportunistic 
B) meanview 
C) antisocial 
D) assertive 
A) opportunistic 
B) meanview 
C) antisocial 
D) assertive

Question 4

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) While some evidence suggests that widespread exposure to media violence contributes to aggression, there is disagreement as to the power or pervasiveness of the impact. 
B) Children who are physically abused at home, those who suffer severe physical punishment, and those who merely witness violence in the community are more likely to be involved in fighting, aggressive play, and antisocial behavior at school. 
C) Albert Bandura showed in his studies that children may learn new aggressive actions by watching violent or aggressive behavior, or they may learn that violence is "okay." 
D) According to Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker, if you compare the amount of violence in the modern world with the more distant past, it appears that aggression is dramatically increasing. 
A) While some evidence suggests that widespread exposure to media violence contributes to aggression, there is disagreement as to the power or pervasiveness of the impact. 
B) Children who are physically abused at home, those who suffer severe physical punishment, and those who merely witness violence in the community are more likely to be involved in fighting, aggressive play, and antisocial behavior at school. 
C) Albert Bandura showed in his studies that children may learn new aggressive actions by watching violent or aggressive behavior, or they may learn that violence is "okay." 
D) According to Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker, if you compare the amount of violence in the modern world with the more distant past, it appears that aggression is dramatically increasing.

Question 5

The use of alcohol and intoxicating drugs make hostile behavior more likely to occur because the alcohol and drugs

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A) lower one's threshold for aggression. 
B) increase one's frustration level. 
C) create a state of learned helplessness. 
D) serve as direct cue for aggressiveness. 
A) lower one's threshold for aggression. 
B) increase one's frustration level. 
C) create a state of learned helplessness. 
D) serve as direct cue for aggressiveness.

Question 6

The main difference between loving and liking is that loving involves which of the following, while liking does not?

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A) self-disclosure 
B) deep mutual absorption 
C) reciprocity 
D) all of these 
A) self-disclosure 
B) deep mutual absorption 
C) reciprocity 
D) all of these

Question 7

Sports spectators who start fights, throw bottles, and tear down goal posts after their team wins the game illustrate the possibility that aggression

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A) can occur in the absence of frustration. 
B) is encouraged by any frustration that makes people uncomfortable. 
C) can be caused by a state of "learned helplessness." 
D) is caused by instinctual drives that require catharsis to lower one's aggressiveness. 
A) can occur in the absence of frustration. 
B) is encouraged by any frustration that makes people uncomfortable. 
C) can be caused by a state of "learned helplessness." 
D) is caused by instinctual drives that require catharsis to lower one's aggressiveness.

Question 8

The observation that guns and knives can serve as strong cues for aggressive behavior is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) instinctual perspective. 
B) mean worldview. 
C) weapons effect. 
D) heightened arousal effect. 
A) instinctual perspective. 
B) mean worldview. 
C) weapons effect. 
D) heightened arousal effect.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT helpful in reducing prejudice?

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A) setting a good example by modeling tolerance 
B) promoting social competition among different groups of people 
C) remembering that differences do not add up to inferiority 
D) looking at race as a social label rather than a biological reality 
A) setting a good example by modeling tolerance 
B) promoting social competition among different groups of people 
C) remembering that differences do not add up to inferiority 
D) looking at race as a social label rather than a biological reality

Question 10

In Jane Elliot's elementary school classroom, extremely prejudiced behavior was generated on the basis of eye color and __________.

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The answer of In Jane Elliot's elementary school classroom, extremely...

Question 11

Regarding interpersonal attraction, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) We tend to randomly choose the people we encounter and become friends with. 
B) Interpersonal attraction is the basis for most voluntary social relationships. 
C) Our choice of friends and even lovers is based to a great extent on physical proximity. 
D) We look for friends and lovers who will be kind and understanding and who appear to have attractive personalities. 
A) We tend to randomly choose the people we encounter and become friends with. 
B) Interpersonal attraction is the basis for most voluntary social relationships. 
C) Our choice of friends and even lovers is based to a great extent on physical proximity. 
D) We look for friends and lovers who will be kind and understanding and who appear to have attractive personalities.

Question 12

Social exchange theory states that for relationships to be maintained

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A) rewards must exceed costs. 
B) similar levels of self-disclosure must occur. 
C) shared values must be expressed and understood. 
D) complementary skills and abilities must exist. 
A) rewards must exceed costs. 
B) similar levels of self-disclosure must occur. 
C) shared values must be expressed and understood. 
D) complementary skills and abilities must exist.

Question 13

Many school districts in the United States have begun requiring students to wear uniforms because uniforms help

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A) create more individuating information that reduces prejudice. 
B) create equal-status competition among the students. 
C) minimize status inequalities and in-group\out-group distinctions. 
D) minimize the occurrence of superordinate goals within cliques. 
A) create more individuating information that reduces prejudice. 
B) create equal-status competition among the students. 
C) minimize status inequalities and in-group\out-group distinctions. 
D) minimize the occurrence of superordinate goals within cliques.

Question 14

Two candidates apply for a job. One is a middle-aged woman with years of experience in the field and excellent letters of recommendation, while the other candidate is a younger man, who has never worked in this particular field. If the man is hired either because he is younger or because he is male, then the person hiring has engaged in

Accepted Answer

A) a just-world belief. 
B) group prejudice. 
C) explicit prejudice. 
D) discrimination. 
A) a just-world belief. 
B) group prejudice. 
C) explicit prejudice. 
D) discrimination.

Question 15

Aronson's jigsaw classroom creates

Accepted Answer

A) friendly competition between the students. 
B) superordinate goals for the students. 
C) status inequalities among the students. 
D) individuating information for the students to assimilate. 
A) friendly competition between the students. 
B) superordinate goals for the students. 
C) status inequalities among the students. 
D) individuating information for the students to assimilate.

Question 16

In social psychology, the process of revealing private thoughts, feelings, and one's personal history to others is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In social psychology, the process of revealing...

Question 17

Lonely persons with unsatisfying relationships tend to have which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) higher comparison levels 
B) lower comparison levels 
C) secure attachment styles 
D) immature attachment styles 
A) higher comparison levels 
B) lower comparison levels 
C) secure attachment styles 
D) immature attachment styles

Question 18

Many times when stereotypes and prejudiced beliefs were learned in childhood, a person may still have lingering unconscious biases even when they are trying hard not to be prejudiced. This illustrates the occurrence of

Accepted Answer

A) the stereotype threat. 
B) explicit prejudice. 
C) symbolic prejudice. 
D) implicit prejudice. 
A) the stereotype threat. 
B) explicit prejudice. 
C) symbolic prejudice. 
D) implicit prejudice.

Question 19

When Carrie meets people from different ethnic groups, she tries to focus on the person and not the label attached to him or her. To combat stereotypes, Carrie is using

Accepted Answer

A) just-world beliefs. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) individuating information. 
D) fundamental attribution. 
A) just-world beliefs. 
B) ethnocentrism. 
C) individuating information. 
D) fundamental attribution.

Question 20

Responding to an upsetting situation by giving into anger is an often ineffective __________ coping strategy.

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The answer of Responding to an upsetting situation by giving...

Common triggers for hostility between groups involve shared beliefs concerning

Most people find it easier to initiate an interaction with others than to reciprocate someone else's overtures.

Since behaviors, such as aggression, have a negative impact on other people, they are referred to as __________ behavior.

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The use of alcohol and intoxicating drugs make hostile behavior more likely to occur because the alcohol and drugs

The main difference between loving and liking is that loving involves which of the following, while liking does not?

Sports spectators who start fights, throw bottles, and tear down goal posts after their team wins the game illustrate the possibility that aggression

The observation that guns and knives can serve as strong cues for aggressive behavior is known as the

Which of the following is NOT helpful in reducing prejudice?

In Jane Elliot's elementary school classroom, extremely prejudiced behavior was generated on the basis of eye color and __________.

Regarding interpersonal attraction, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Social exchange theory states that for relationships to be maintained

Many school districts in the United States have begun requiring students to wear uniforms because uniforms help

Aronson's jigsaw classroom creates

In social psychology, the process of revealing private thoughts, feelings, and one's personal history to others is known as __________.

Lonely persons with unsatisfying relationships tend to have which of the following?

Many times when stereotypes and prejudiced beliefs were learned in childhood, a person may still have lingering unconscious biases even when they are trying hard not to be prejudiced. This illustrates the occurrence of

When Carrie meets people from different ethnic groups, she tries to focus on the person and not the label attached to him or her. To combat stereotypes, Carrie is using

Responding to an upsetting situation by giving into anger is an often ineffective __________ coping strategy.

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Exam 17: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Common triggers for hostility between groups involve shared beliefs concerning

Most people find it easier to initiate an interaction with others than to reciprocate someone else's overtures.

Since behaviors, such as aggression, have a negative impact on other people, they are referred to as __________ behavior.

Regarding aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The use of alcohol and intoxicating drugs make hostile behavior more likely to occur because the alcohol and drugs

The main difference between loving and liking is that loving involves which of the following, while liking does not?

Sports spectators who start fights, throw bottles, and tear down goal posts after their team wins the game illustrate the possibility that aggression

The observation that guns and knives can serve as strong cues for aggressive behavior is known as the

Which of the following is NOT helpful in reducing prejudice?

In Jane Elliot's elementary school classroom, extremely prejudiced behavior was generated on the basis of eye color and __________.

Regarding interpersonal attraction, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Social exchange theory states that for relationships to be maintained

Many school districts in the United States have begun requiring students to wear uniforms because uniforms help

Aronson's jigsaw classroom creates

In social psychology, the process of revealing private thoughts, feelings, and one's personal history to others is known as __________.

Lonely persons with unsatisfying relationships tend to have which of the following?

Many times when stereotypes and prejudiced beliefs were learned in childhood, a person may still have lingering unconscious biases even when they are trying hard not to be prejudiced. This illustrates the occurrence of

When Carrie meets people from different ethnic groups, she tries to focus on the person and not the label attached to him or her. To combat stereotypes, Carrie is using

Responding to an upsetting situation by giving into anger is an often ineffective __________ coping strategy.

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Brain and Behavior

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Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

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